I wasn't at the ground at the time of the inspection but have been told that the area in front of the stand was fine as we covered it on Saturday morning. It was the rest of the pitch that was the problem and as there would have been no sun beaming its rays down on the area in front of the stand once the covers had been removed it would have frozen.

The cost of the covers for the rest of the pitch would be prohibitive considering that it would only be needed a few times a season and as mentioned above the area in front of the stand would always be a problem once the covers have been removed.